System and Method for a Portable Wind Break Device

Abstract

Embodiments of the invention provide a portable wind break device which incorporates lightweight staking devices or mounting supports, poles that allow attachment of flexible panels, such as fabric panels, and reinforcing supports which reinforce each panel section, making a modular unit as a whole. The portable wind break device permits ease of portability, set up, take down, and provides wind protection and privacy for people, animals, or anything that would benefit from protection from the wind or privacy. Additionally, the portable wind break device permits easy cleaning, and assembly without tools.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A portable wind break device comprising:
 a plurality of connecting poles, each of the plurality of connecting poles including at least a first channel and a receiving aperture;   a panel including a first bead and a second bead, the first bead extending along at least a portion of a first edge portion of the panel, the second bead extending along a second edge portion of the panel, the first bead configured to be received by the at least a first channel of one of the plurality of connecting poles and the second bead configured to be received by another the at least a first channel of another one of the plurality of connecting poles; and   a reinforcing support including at least a first coupling element and a second coupling element, the first coupling element to couple to the one of the plurality of connecting poles and the second coupling element to couple to the another one of the plurality of connecting poles, the reinforcing support thereby providing tension to the panel between the first edge portion of the panel and the second edge portion of the panel between two of the plurality of the connecting poles.   
     
     
         2 . The portable wind break device of  claim 1 , wherein the panel further comprises a window integrated into a top portion of the panel, thereby allowing air to pass through the window. 
     
     
         3 . The portable wind break device of  claim 1 , wherein the panel further comprises a viewing window integrated into a top portion of the panel. 
     
     
         4 . The portable wind break device of  claim 1 , wherein the panel is constructed of a flexible material that is substantially impervious to wind. 
     
     
         5 . The portable wind break device of  claim 1 , wherein the first bead and the second bead are configured to be received by the first channel of at least two of the plurality of connecting poles, allowing the panel to be positioned at any angle relative to the plurality of connecting poles. 
     
     
         6 . The portable wind break device of  claim 1 , wherein the first bead is configured to be received axially by the first channel of the one of the plurality of connecting poles and the second bead is configured to be received axially by the first channel of the another one of the plurality of connecting poles to allow the panel to slide in and out of the plurality of connecting poles for the addition or subtraction of panels from the portable wind break device. 
     
     
         7 . The portable wind break device of  claim 1 , wherein the reinforcing support is constructed of aluminum material. 
     
     
         8 . The portable wind break device of  claim 1 , wherein the first coupling element is disposed on a first end portion of the reinforcing support and the second coupling element is disposed on a second end portion of the reinforcing support. 
     
     
         9 . The portable wind break device of  claim 8 , wherein the first coupling element is circular in shape and the second coupling element is circular in shape allowing the portable wind break device to be adaptable to any angle relative to the plurality of connecting poles. 
     
     
         10 . The portable wind break device of  claim 1 , further comprising a first staking pole and a second staking pole, each staking pole including a first end, a second end and a base plate, the base plate disposed between and coupled to the first end and second end, perpendicular to an axis of each staking pole. 
     
     
         11 . The portable wind break device of  claim 10 , wherein the first end is configured to be engaged by the receiving aperture of the connecting pole and the second end is configured to be inserted into a surface, thereby preventing the portable wind break device from moving. 
     
     
         12 . The portable wind break device of  claim 1 , further comprising a mounting support, the mounting support including a hollow mounting post coupled to a bottom plate, the hollow mounting post including a connecting pole receiving aperture and the bottom plate including at least one securing hole. 
     
     
         13 . The portable wind break device of  claim 12 , wherein the connecting pole receiving aperture is configured to receive an end portion of the connecting pole and the securing hole is configured to assist fastening the portable wind break device to a surface, thereby preventing the portable wind break device from moving. 
     
     
         14 . A portable wind break device comprising:
 a first connecting pole and a second connecting pole;   a panel including a first side edge and a second side edge and a top edge and a bottom edge, the first side edge configured to be coupled to the first connecting pole and the second side edge of the second connecting pole; and   a reinforcing support including a first coupling element disposed on a first end and a second coupling element disposed on a second end, the first coupling element and the second coupling element to provide a connection between the reinforcing support and the first connecting pole and the second connecting pole, the first coupling element configured to engage an end of the first connecting pole by allowing the end of the first connecting pole to pass through the first coupling element and the second coupling element configured to engage an end of the second connecting pole by allowing the end of the second connecting pole to pass through the second coupling element, and the first connecting pole and the second connecting pole provide tension between the first side edge and the second side edge of the panel.   
     
     
         15 . The portable wind break device of  claim 14 , wherein the first coupling element comprises a first coupling ring, and the second coupling element comprises a second coupling ring; and
 wherein the first coupling ring is positioned around the first connecting pole and the second coupling ring is positioned around the second connecting pole.   
     
     
         16 . The portable wind break device of  claim 14 , wherein the panel includes a top edge portion, the top edge portion including a first length; and wherein the reinforcing support including a second length, the second length being longer than the first length so as to provide the opposing pressure between the first connecting pole and the second connecting pole. 
     
     
         17 . The portable wind break device of  claim 14  further including a plurality of the connecting poles, a plurality of the panels, and a plurality of reinforcing supports, wherein each connecting pole includes an end portion that is engaged by and passes through a first coupling element of one of the plurality of reinforcing supports and a second coupling element of another one of the plurality of reinforcing supports simultaneously, and wherein the plurality of reinforcing supports provides opposing pressure between the plurality of connecting poles without supporting the plurality of panels retained between the plurality of connecting poles. 
     
     
         18 . The portable wind break device of  claim 14 , wherein the first bead is received axially by the first channel of the first connecting pole and the second bead is received axially by the second channel of the second connecting pole to allow the panel to slide in and out of the first connecting pole and second connecting pole, and to restrict the first bead from being removed laterally from the first channel of the first connecting pole and the second bead from being removed laterally from the second channel of the second connecting pole. 
     
     
         19 . A method for assembling a portable wind break device, the method comprising the steps of:
 a) inserting a first connecting pole and a second connecting pole into a first staking pole and a second staking pole, respectively, each of the first connecting pole and the second connecting pole including a a receiving aperture;   b) engaging a first edge of a panel to the first connecting pole and engaging a second edge portion of the panel to the second connecting pole, respectively;
 c) joining the first connecting pole and the second connecting pole with a first end and a second end of a reinforcing support, the first end including a first coupling element, the second end including a second coupling element; and 
   d) engaging the first connecting pole with the first coupling element and engaging the second connecting pole with the second coupling element, such that the reinforcing support provides a tension to the panel between the first connecting pole and the second connecting pole.   
     
     
         20 . The method according to  claim 19 , wherein the panel includes a top edge portion, the top edge portion including a first length; and
 wherein the reinforcing support including a second length, the second length being longer than the first length so as to provide the tension between the first connecting pole and the second connecting pole.